Two photos of the Devon and Somerset staghounds in Country Life Illustrated, January 23, 1897 English setters and pointers on a railway platform with a dog box in Country Life Illustrated, January 30, 1897 Sussex spaniels from the kennel of Campbell Newington in Suffolk, pictured hunting in Country Life, October 15, 1904 Fox terriers, a … Continue reading Vintage Dogs with Jobs
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Vintage Dog Ads
This collection opens with three ads from the most famous animal food manufacturer of the era, Spratt's. The opening sentence sounds a little threatening The Kennel Club Calendar and Stud Book - Vol III, 1876 Country Life Illustrated, January 8, 1897 The American Fancier, February 16, 1901 The Breeder and Sportsman, October 30, 1909 The … Continue reading Vintage Dog Ads
Vintage Harriers
Source: Megargee, E. (1954). The dog dictionary. [1st ed.]. Cleveland, Ohio: World Pub. Co. We don't harr much about harriers, vintage or otherwise, so harr's a post to fix that. (I know the second one was too much. I know it but I did it anyway.) In The Kennel Club Calendar and Stud Book, Vol. III - … Continue reading Vintage Harriers
Vintage Foxhounds
The Devon and Somerset staghounds in Country Life Illustrated, January 8, 1897 Two photos of the Essex hounds in Country Life Illustrated, February 6, 1897 Two images of the Warwickshire hounds from Country Life, January 23, 1904 Anon. (1904, July 30). Draghound races. Country Life, pp. 178-179 The Warwickshire hounds (sixty-two and a half couples) … Continue reading Vintage Foxhounds
Vintage Field Trial Winners
Two images of stake winners from Country Life, May 7, 1904 This clumber was one of the winners at the annual trials of the Sporting Spaniel Society in 1902. From Country Life, December 27, 1902. A gorgeous point from a female English setter in Country Life, January 24, 1903. A 12 month old pointer. Source: … Continue reading Vintage Field Trial Winners
Vintage Show Dogs
Source: Stables, G. (c. 1890s). Our friend the dog. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company The Country-Side, April 10, 1909 Vanity Fair, July 1916 Vanity Fair, July 1916 Vanity Fair, July 1916 Vanity Fair, July 1916 Two terriers, trimmed rather differently from today's show champions, pictured in House Beautiful, September 1934 House Beautiful, October 1934 … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs
Vintage Dogs and People
Source: Biggle, J. (1900). Biggle pet book. Philadelphia: W. Atkinson Hunting with westies in Country Life, July 9, 1904 Country Life, September 17, 1904 Sussex spaniels at the kennel of Campbell Newington in Suffolk, pictured in Country Life, October 15, 1904 Pheasant hunting in Wales, Country Life, December 3, 1904 Opera soprano and silent movie … Continue reading Vintage Dogs and People
Happy Holidays
Simpson, F. (1903). The book of the cat. London, Paris, New York, Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Limited Illustration appearing within the fifteen pages of dog ads in Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 … Continue reading Happy Holidays
Vintage White Dogs (and Cat)
For the season... Source: Pearce, T. (1889). The Dog: With Simple Directions for His Treatment, and Notices of the Best Dogs of the Day and Their Breeders Or Exhibitors. United Kingdom: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company. Source for images of Nansen and Perlene: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume II, … Continue reading Vintage White Dogs (and Cat)
Weekend Jade
Summer 2024 We are meant to be here. We step from one piece of holy ground to the next under stars that ask, "Imagine, for one second, you could drop in on a past life. What would you like to find yourself doing there? What would charm you? Make you proud?" Ask yourself that. And … Continue reading Weekend Jade
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